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Reach for Glory is a 1962 British film directed by Philip Leacock and starring Harry Andrews, Kay Walsh and Michael Anderson Jr. It was adapted by John Rae from his 1961 novel The Custard Boys.
Reach for Glory: Directed by Philip Leacock. With Michael Anderson Jr., Oliver Grimm, Martin Tomlinson, Alexis Kanner. During World War II, in a small English coastal town, teenage boys eager to join the army but unable to do so participate in their own homemade private brutal war games with tragic results.
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- Drama, War
- Philip Leacock
- 1962-04
Directed by Philip Leacock. Corruption and cruelty amongst teenagers in wartime. During World War II, teenage boys in a small English town are consumed with jingoism and brutal war games, hoping dearly that the war won’t end before they can fight in it. Cast. Crew. Details. Genres. Releases.
- Philip Leacock
- Blazer Films
Jul 27, 2023 · Too young to fight in the war and afraid it will be over by the time they come of age, the group members, who are also in the school’s Army Cadet Force initiate a battle with the local teenagers. Based on the novel “The Custard Boys”, by John Rae. Director: Philip Leacock.
Often compared to The Lord of the Flies in its themes and story-telling power, the rarely seen Reach for Glory (1962) is a British film drama based on John Rae's 1961 novel The Custard Boys, another story of teenage English boys who regress to a tribal mentality with harrowing results.
- Philip Leacock, David Tomblin
- Harry Andrews
Synopsis by Karl Williams. John Rae's novel The Custard Boys became this World War II drama from British documentary filmmaker Philip Leacock. Martin Tomlinson stars as John Curlew, a troubled teenager who is part of a gang of London boys evacuated to a small English coastal town during World War II.
Reach for Glory. 1962 · 1 hr 27 min. TV-PG. Drama · War. In an English coastal town during World War II, teenage boys, eager to join the army, participate in their own brutal war games—with tragic results. Subtitles: English. Starring: Michael Anderson Jr. Oliver Grimm Martin Tomlinson Alexis Kanner Harry Andrews. Directed by: Philip Leacock.
